Ruger Scout Rifle

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Ya now I have a huge decision to make.... Buy the AK or the scout.
All depends on how fast I can sell one of my bushmasters.
 
Mention this rifle in a forum and your gonna instantly have your lovers and your HATERS. When I was looking for a rifle this year I didn't know who Jeff Cooper, the Scout concept, or what Gunsite was. I was looking for a short, carbine style, handy .308. I started doing research and through the glory of the internet I found dozens of options. I wanted a new rifle, not that the old milsurp rifles are less quality but I wanted MY own rifle and not deal with some hidden lemon, Ruger's customer service is excellent, they assured me any trouble with my rifle and they would correct it at their cost, the only trouble i had was losing a bolt off one of the supplied scope rings I didn't tighten well enough. I narrowed my choices to the Ruger and an M1A, which I still plan to own when the $ comes again. The Ruger won out, 1/2 the price, lighter, and bolt, my first. I am very happy with it, it has done everything I wanted so far, tight groups and I ring the bell at 180 yds with iron sights, scope is on way from leupold. I am not expecting it to out shoot anything beyond 500 yds but I am quite confident it's gonna kill deer easily to 300. The Ruger mag is a bit large, check out the Alpha mag, cuts an inch off and I spoke to their pres. on the phone and they are in the process of manufacturing a close to flush 5 rnd mag in the next cpl months. Mine seems to like 168 gr bullets and have a buddy reloading 165 gr Sierra King SPBT with 43 gr of IMR 4046 which are grouping nicely. Love it or Hate it you can't argue the fact this gun can shoot.

2cents from a Deer Killin, Beer Swillin NY REDNECK
 
What Gring said,

I had an M1A scout and it is a great rifle, but it is large and not handy to take on my outings to the woods and deserts of CA. You can look up my reviews of the Ruger, I have posted a few here. It is a great rifle. It is very accurate, light, and fun to shoot. I use 5 round mags and keep the 10 in the truck for whatever might pop up around the bend. The iron sights are great and I love shooting with just them.

All in all it is a fun rifle and I think you will enjoy it.

Take care and have fun.
 
if you have a flush fitting 5round mag as mentioned above, what's the difference between the gunsite scout and something like this:

Marlin xs7 .308 $350.00
XS scout mount $90.00
leopold scout scope $299.00

(I know that the Marlin has a blind mag, but you get the idea. Insert rifle with flush mounting mag if you'd like)

For the price of the Ruger Scout gun itself, you have gun, mount, optic with the Marlin setup.

I like the Ruger scout, for sure, but when you take away the 10rd capacity, what's the difference? Other than a really short barrel with huge muzzle blast?

Thanks for any insight. Cheers.

(I'm trying to decide on a .30 caliber rifle at the moment, and the Ruger scout is definitely a possibility)
 
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I've not noticed the "huge muzzle blast." Perhaps my GSR is defective. :p

The GSR does have a heavier barrel than most other sporting rifles which I've found (compared to my Remington and CZ bolt rifles) holds its accuracy better when the barrel is hot.
 
I've not noticed the "huge muzzle blast." Perhaps my GSR is defective.

The GSR does have a heavier barrel than most other sporting rifles which I've found (compared to my Remington and CZ bolt rifles) holds its accuracy better when the barrel is hot.
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haha :)...Ok, admittedly that assertion is problematic, as I haven't shot one yet. I've simply heard that it's "significant". Maybe I wouldn't think so, after trying one myself.

I have shot an S.A. M1a socom16, though, and found that the blast was rather pronounced when indoors as compared to a longer barreled boltgun in .308 fired at the same range in a similar spot.

Do you have any experience with another .308 platform that you could compare it to, JustsayMo?

thanks
 
And thanks, for that tidbit, Mo, that the barrel is heavier. That's a solid difference between the GSR and a regular bolt gun that I wasn't aware of.
 
...what's the difference?
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Robust and protected iron sights, a receiver sight, a threaded muzzle, adjustable stock, Ruger's integral scope mounts with rings. The Marlin has no iron sights and if it did, they would be barrel mounted. Nor does it have provisions for a receiver sight AND an optic. I don't particularly care for laminate stocks but it beats the hell out of a synthetic. So that's a significant difference. The Marlin is $309 locally and while I've never handled one, I imagine there's a significant difference in quality between the Ruger and the Marlin. $309 rifles don't typically come with very good synthetic stocks either.
 
Relic72 said:
Ok so I was reading my "GUNS" magazine and they had a article about the RUGER SCOUT RIFLE, and I have to admit I'm kinda intrigued with it. This thing has allot of options for sights and also it shoots the classic .308. Looks rugged and for a bug out rifle the fact that the bolt action on the gun can't gum up and stop makes me excited. Also I have bin watching the walking dead on AMC so it got me thinking on this topic. So here is my question???
Does anyone have this rifle and if so how is it and is it worth $980.00?
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I agree...it looks kinda cool! The problem is..they are not meant to shoot a bunch and if I can't take it to the range and blow up a lot of ammo..then it serves as a safe queen. I already have two of them, (safe queens) and they don't need company.
 
x2, I'm interested in what information led you to that conclusion, Chrt396...

By all accounts, this is a rifle that is meant to be "ridden hard and put away wet".
 
chrt396 said:
I agree...it looks kinda cool! The problem is..they are not meant to shoot a bunch and if I can't take it to the range and blow up a lot of ammo..then it serves as a safe queen. I already have two of them, (safe queens) and they don't need company.
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Ya what do you mean safe queen?
 
There is a story about a cull hunter in Down Under that shot something like 50K rounds through his Ruger M-77 with no problems. I have several that have thousands and thousands of rounds through them with no problems...If a Ruger m-77 isn't meant to be shoot up and abused, then I don't know what is.

I am pushing 8-9 hundred rounds out of my GSR with no problems.
 
SwissArmyDad wrote:
I have shot an S.A. M1a socom16, though, and found that the blast was rather pronounced when indoors as compared to a longer barreled boltgun in .308 fired at the same range in a similar spot.

Do you have any experience with another .308 platform that you could compare it to, JustsayMo?
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I do. A Savage Model 99 (Levergun) in that caliber and also have some M1A experience in competitions, along with a variety of bolt guns. It is probably the most versatile caliber out there - I shoot everything from 0 buckshot on up to 220 grain cast bullets and everything in between, both subsonic and supersonic. It is in my opinion a perfect match with the Ruger GSR, a great do all cartridge in a versatile and rugged rifle.

The GSR is my first Ruger Bolt gun. There are things I like better about my Remingtons and CZ's but if I was headed out the door and "could only take one" it'd be the Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle. It isn't perfect, but it comes close and does what I need a rifle to do. I wouldn't mind a longer barrel but I have not found it to be much of a issue in either velocity loss or muzzle blast. It is about as easy to adapt to whatever purpose I have for it as any rifle I've ever owned - long range, big game, small game (subsonic 47-120 grain bullets), plinking, targets...

I wouldn't have minded it being a stripper clip fed rifle like my 1903 A3 and I don't like the 10 round magazines. I do like the 5 rounders very much. The Ruger GSR is easier to single load than the Savage Scout, I just drop it in and push the bolt forward, the Savage requires removal of the mag and then the cartridge must be oriented into the chamber.

No it is not a Combat rifle but I do not need it to be a combat rifle. If I ever see combat it means I've really screwed up somewhere along the way. I do need a rifle that will take game with excellent accuracy that is extremely reliable and durable. I reckon if I ever find myself in a tight spot I can be combative with it but Zombie hunting is not my deal. Shoot and scoot. I don't pretend to be Whambo nor do I believe someone my age should even consider that a realistic probability.
 
I would like to try one of these. I used to own a Steyr Scout and remember it fondly, but no longer will I own any Steyr products due to crappy customer service and a more or less non existent warranty.
 
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